Your Model and Railroad blog by the folk at SMARTT
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Modeling the CNO&TP RailroadSeptember 23, 2013 If you are a modeler of the Southern Railway and love spectacular scenery, you may want to model the CNO&TP. Modeling this railroad would be a rewarding project for Southern, Norfolk Southern, and freelance modelers. Southern modelers can have the… |
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CNO&TP Railroad: Southern’s Rat HoleSeptember 15, 2013 If you drive through central Kentucky and Tennessee on US 27 you will parallel one of my favorite railroad lines, Norfolk Southern’s CNO&TP. Formally part of the Southern Railway, the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad ran from Ci… |
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Chicago – Part 2 – City of the Big ShouldersMarch 18, 2013 The opening scene of the movie “The Blues Brothers,” is an aerial view of the massive industrial landscape of Joliet and Calumet City, Illinois. Chicago has the distinction of being one of the few cities in the US that is both cosmopolitan while simult… |
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Chicago – Player of RailroadsMarch 12, 2013 CHICAGOHOG Butcher for the World, Tool Maker, Stacker of Wheat, Player with Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Handler; Stormy, husky, brawling, City of the Big Shoulders: — Carl Sandburg Chicago: “Player of Railroads and the Nation’s Freight Ha… |
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Railroads of Washington DC, Part 3 The Potomac River and Pot YardMarch 4, 2013 In part one and two, we covered Washington Union Station and its support facilities, let’s now turn around and head for the Potomac Yard. First, we must cross the Potomac River railroad bridge. This swing bridge crosses the river at one of its narrowes… |
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Railroads of Washington DC, Part 2: K Tower and Ivy CityFebruary 25, 2013 The second biggest railroad landmark in the DC area is the railroad yard in Alexandra, VA, known as Potomac Yards, or Pot Yards for short. Before we move over to Pot yard, let’s take a look at some of the other railroad locations of note in DC. There a… |
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Railroads of Washington DC, Part 1 Washington Union TerminalFebruary 20, 2013 Over the years, the DC area has played a major roll for US railroads, both in freight and passenger operations. Because of this importance, Washington DC has had and still does have some very interesting railroad facilities.Let’s start with Washington… |
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B&O Railroad, Part 2: Harpers FerryFebruary 11, 2013 At the western end of this section of the B&O lies the town of Harpers Ferry and its famous bridges and tunnel. Here is where John Brown attacked the US Army arsenal in 1859. Today, the entire town is a historical site. This is probably the most ph… |
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B&O Railroad, Part 1: Point of Rocks to BrunswickFebruary 5, 2013 February is still winter in the Northeast, but it does mean that spring is one month closer. Here in Florida the first sign of spring does not come from the first buds appearing on the trees but the words, “pitchers and catchers report!” Yes, believe i… |
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Modeling Trains Part II – Some Freight Trains you can modelDecember 10, 2012 Freight trains come in many shapes and sizes. They can be as short as a locomotive pulling a single freight car with a caboose or as long as a 150-200 car manifest train. Here are some of the terms railroaders and modelers alike use to refer to their… |